Local Content Development in Procurement and Contracting

Course objectives

• Interpret national local content requirements and translate them into procurement policy
• Structure tenders and contracts that incentivise local supplier and workforce participation
• Design supplier development programmes that build capacity of domestic vendors
• Set and track measurable local content indicators across a project portfolio
• Balance local content obligations against cost, quality and delivery risk

Who should attend

• Procurement and contracts managers in resources, energy and infrastructure
• Local content and community relations officers
• Supply chain policy and compliance specialists
• Project managers responsible for local content reporting
• Government local content monitoring officers

Course outline

1. 01Local content policy landscape and regulatory obligations
2. 02Translating targets into procurement strategy and contract clauses
3. 03Structuring lots, subcontracting and joint venture requirements
4. 04Supplier development, mentorship and capacity building models
5. 05Monitoring, verification and reporting on local content performance
6. 06Managing trade offs between local content, cost and delivery risk

Scheduled sessions